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1. Harley MS 613

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 613
Title:
Bible
Scope & Content:
Bible, imperfect: begins in Genesis 34:23; incipit: '[ha]bitantes simul unum efficiemus populum'. Includes: Genesis (ff. 1r-6v); Exodus (ff. 6v-18v); Leviticus (18v-24v); Numbers (ff. 24v-36r); Deuteronomy (ff. 36r-47r); Jerome's prologue to Judges (ff. 47r-47v); Joshua (ff. 47v-55v); Judges (f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 2399

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2399
Title:
Composite miscellany of fragments, including Plato, Timaeus (Latin translation); Ambrose, De Bono mortis; Simon Islip, Speculum regis Edwardi tertij; Calendar (Use of Sarum); Middle English poem on the Infancy and other Middle English poems; Sentence of Cursing; Digby Commentary on Hippocrates' Aphorisms; Sermon on the treatment of illness; Collection of theological excerpts and sermons
Scope & Content:
The composite contains nine parts with fragments of other manuscripts, including classical, historical, liturgical, theological and medical texts that were written at different time periods in England. The first part (ff. 1r-8v) was copied in the late 12th century. The second part (ff. 9r-12r) w...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, French, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1175-c 1625
Extent:
1 item

3. Harley MS 6925

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6925
Title:
Homo, A tragedy by Thomas Atkinson
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript volume containing Homo, a Latin tragedy by Thomas Atkinson, divine and dramatist. The manuscript is dedicated to William Laud. The play was performed at St. John's College, Oxford, where Thomas Atkinson was a student and William Laud was the president.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1615-1621
Extent:
1 volume

4. Harley MS 7000

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 7000
Title:
State papers, mostly addressed to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
Scope & Content:
Letters and state papers from the years 1620 to 1633, mostly addressed to George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham. ff. 1r-2v Letter from Thomas Grantham to Sir Thomas Puckering, 2 April 1620. ff. 3r-4v Letter from George Villiers, Marquess of Buckingham, to Sir Francis Bacon, Lord Chancellor....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Italian
Date Range:
1620-1633
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 7001

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 7001
Title:
Letters and state warrants
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–475r: A volume of original letters and copies, including correspondence on public foreign and domestic affairs, and private family matters, 1633–1724. It includes letters addressed to King Charles II and the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. ff. 1r–2v: Original letter from Secretary...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1633-1724
Extent:
1 volume